BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ground shook violently.

The Divine Sword pinning Zhao Rulong’s Great Daoist Nascent Soul was actually being forced out, inch by inch!

The void began to tremble.

A vast, violent, and disdainful energy suddenly surged from within Zhao Rulong’s body!

Nearby, Zhang Yunchuan and the others couldn’t stop themselves from kneeling, just from feeling this immense energy.

Their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

"The Divine Emperor, Zhao Yin?!"

Wang Xiao stared at Zhao Rulong, whose eyes were now glowing with a golden light, and narrowed his own.

’This aura... it’s definitely not something Zhao Rulong should possess. It completely surpasses that of an ordinary Dao Realm expert. The only possibility is the Divine Emperor of the Great Hao Divine Dynasty!’

Wang Xiao looked at the increasingly brilliant Great Daoist Nascent Soul and snorted coldly.

CLANG!

The Divine Sword pinning Zhao Rulong’s Great Daoist Nascent Soul suddenly erupted in a brilliant light.

An aura that held the spirits of Heaven and Earth and the entirety of the Cosmos burst forth violently from the blade.

In an instant, this powerful aura completely annihilated the Imperial Dragon Qi that was seeping out from the Great Daoist Nascent Soul!

The terrifying fluctuations of power coming from Zhao Rulong were extinguished in a flash.

Immediately after, a monstrous killing intent erupted.

A chilling voice squeezed out from between Zhao Rulong’s teeth, word by word.

"If you dare kill him, I will slaughter your entire clan!"

Wang Xiao sneered. A blazing sword light flared, completely grinding Zhao Rulong’s Great Daoist Nascent Soul to dust.

Along with it, the Tier Seven Life Thought within seemed to have been directly extinguished as well.

"I’ve killed him, so what? What can you do to me?!"

BOOM!

Zhao Rulong’s physical body, along with his Great Daoist Nascent Soul, was annihilated!

Zhan Wushuang’s and Zhuge Yuntao’s pupils both contracted.

’Even His Majesty the Divine Emperor, personally descending through a borrowed body, couldn’t save Zhao Rulong. This... This Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain is far too ruthless!’

Zhan Wushuang roared, and a thick, surging, bloody aura flared around him.

His vital energy boiled like a dragon, and above it, phantom images of armored cavalry and clashing weapons actually appeared.

The dense killing intent was so thick it seemed to have solidified!

This was the Military Formations he had forged by slaughtering a million people!

RUMBLE!

The Military Formations charged toward the Tai Chi Diagram that enveloped the area, trying to break it open!

However, at that very moment, a figure appeared beside him:

"Where do you think you’re going?!"

Zhan Wushuang looked at the figure before him and bellowed, his voice like a clap of thunder, rolling outwards!

"Die!"

He raised his fist and threw a heavy punch at Wang Xiao!

However, Wang Xiao merely swatted his hand casually, as if bringing the entirety of Heaven and Earth down upon Zhan Wushuang!

An immense aura surged like a tide, like thousands of divine dragons swooping down!

BANG!

Zhan Wushuang’s body was instantly shattered by the palm strike, and his Great Daoist Nascent Soul flew out from within!

Wang Xiao’s Tai Chi Diagram instantly transformed into an Eight Trigrams Furnace, trapping it. The Samadhi True Flame and Three Inches of the Human World began to burn fiercely.

"AHHH!"

Amidst wretched screams, brilliant motes of thought were burned out of it.

Only then did Wang Xiao slash with his sword, shattering Zhan Wushuang’s Great Daoist Nascent Soul!

Immediately, he turned to Zhuge Yuntao, who was standing motionless in his original spot:

"Why didn’t you run?"

Zhuge Yuntao gave a bitter smile.

"Master Wang, you killed two Dao Realm experts without even breaking a sweat. If I had tried to run, I’m afraid I would have died even faster, wouldn’t I?"

Wang Xiao said flatly,

"You are a clever one. Do not resist, or you will die!"

He said no more. The Three Inches of the Human World and the Samadhi True Flame likewise began to burn Zhuge Yuntao’s Great Daoist Nascent Soul.

An expression of pain crossed Zhuge Yuntao’s face, but he did not struggle.

A moment later.

Brilliant motes of thought drifted out from his Great Daoist Nascent Soul and landed in Wang Xiao’s hand.

"What is this?!" Zhuge Yuntao asked in surprise.

Wang Xiao explained,

"It’s a long story. If you’re interested, you can stay at Dragon Tiger Mountain. Someone there will explain it to you."

Over the years, he had heard of this Supervisor of the Observatory.

The series of decrees he issued had benefited the common people.

Furthermore, Wang Xiao had never heard of him committing any evil deeds.

He had even proposed to the Divine Emperor that powerful officials and nobles be forbidden from using human incense to extend their lives, but the Divine Emperor had ignored him.

Therefore, Wang Xiao had spared his life.

After all, a Dao Realm expert would still be helpful in the face of the coming great calamity of Heaven and Earth.

"Alright. To be honest, I wasn’t planning on going back anyway. Becoming the Divine Emperor’s puppet would likely be a fate worse than death," Zhuge Yuntao said, shaking his head.

"Puppet?" Wang Xiao’s brow furrowed.